On Thursday, Mark Parker, CEO of Nike Inc., held a rare company-wide staff meeting at the brand’s headquarters to apologize for allowing a culture where staff members were excluded and workplace complaints of inappropriate behavior were dismissed, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Retail industry employment increased by 3,700 jobs seasonally adjusted in April over March and 48,900 jobs unadjusted year-over-year, the National Retail Federation said Friday.
Fitbit Inc. and Google announced a collaboration on digital health and wearables.
Remington Outdoor Co. announced the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware confirmed the company’s plan of reorganization. Remington expects to emerge from bankruptcy before the end of May.
Nike Inc. announced that Amy Montagne has become the new VP, GM of global categories. Nike also confirmed that Kellie Leonard has become the company’s first chief diversity and inclusion officer.
Gildan Activewear Inc.’s net income and revenue tumbled in the first quarter ended April 1, but both were within management expectations and the company reaffirmed full-year guidance issued on Feb. 22.
Retailer Hibbett Sporting Goods Inc., which operates more than 1,000 athletic apparel, footwear and equipment stores in small and mid-sized markets, announced last week the launch of a new mobile app for iOS and Android.
The former director of an Adidas-sponsored travel basketball team, Thomas “T.J.” Gassnola, pled guilty to federal wire fraud charges and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors in the government’s NCAA basketball bribery case, according to court documents made public Friday.
VF Corp. announced that the company has completed the sale of the Nautica brand business to Authentic Brands Group LLC.
Implus, a Durham, NC-based provider of athletic, fitness and outdoor accessories, has acquired 32 North Corp., dba Stabil, the maker of Stabilicers, Stat-A-Rest and Stabil Turf performance footwear traction products made in the U.S. and Canada.
Academy Ltd., dba Academy Sports + Outdoors, will open the company’s first stores in Matthews, NC, and Winston-Salem, NC, this summer. The company recently opened the first store in New Bern, NC, last month.
Gander Outdoors, formerly known as Gander Mountain, set grand opening celebrations for new stores in Bemidji, MN; Florence, AL; Kingston, NY and Sheboygan, WI.
PGA Tour Superstore announced the upcoming grand opening of a store at Katy Ranch Crossing Shopping Center in Houston.
L.L.Bean plans to open the company’s second Wisconsin store May 11 with giveaways and an outdoor party.
Perry Ellis International Inc. said the company notified U.S. Bank National Association of intent to redeem the remaining $50 million of the company’s outstanding 7.875 percent senior subordinated notes due in 2019.
’47 Brand, the fan apparel specialist, announced the opening of the company’s first official team store in Petco Park home to the San Diego Padres.
Pentland has appointed Gianni Georgiades as CEO of Lacoste Footwear JV, effective May 8.
Payless ShoeSource announced plans to open an additional office in Dallas, TX. In addition to the Dallas office, select business operations will remain in Topeka, KS and other locations around the world.
Oboz Footwear’s marketing team has grown with the addition of Judd Salvas in the newly created position of marketing manager.
Deckers Brands appointed William L. McComb to the company’s board of directors.
Yue Yuen Industrial Ltd. said the company expects to record a decrease of around 20 percent to 25 percent in profit for the three months ended March 31.
The Obstacle Course Racing World Championships announced that Inov-8 has signed on the Official Footwear Brand of the 2018 championships.
Implus expanded the company’s independent retail sales team with the addition of seven new territory managers to better support specialty retailers for Balega, FuelBelt, Yaktrax, DryGuy, TriggerPoint, Perfect, FootZen, Sof Sole, Spenco, Harbinger, Perfect and Sneaker Balls.
Nike signed on as the Official Partner of the Berlin 2018 European Athletics Championships.
K-Swiss announced a new partnership with Immortals to launch the first signature sneaker for a professional gaming team.
Fly-fishing equipment company Tenkara USA has named industry veteran Patrick Stratton as CEO. He will join Daniel Galhardo on the senior management team.
Newell Brands announced the expansion of its Accelerated Transformation Plan, adding Jostens and Pure Fishing to the list of potential divestitures previously announced.
Dorel Industries reported revenues at its Dorel Sports segment declined 3.5 percent. Excluding the impact of foreign exchange rates, organic revenue decreased by approximately 6.2 percent.
As part of a multi-year partnership with the National Forest Foundation, REI will donate up to $1 million to the nonprofit in 2018. Funds will support 11 projects that steward the country’s national forests and grasslands and restore access in areas damaged by natural disasters like wildfires and hurricanes.
Outdoor & Sports Company Inc., subsidiary of Mountain Equipment, Bridgedale and Hilly products, announced that the company has added two new sales agents to their team.
Osprey Packs welcomed a new vice president of operations, new directors of design and production and hired a vice president of innovation.
Mueller Sports Medicine appointed industry veteran John Cayer to the position of president. Cayer will report directly to CEO Brett Mueller.
Roka Sports Inc., the performance eyewear specialist, announced the signing of the Brooks Beasts Track Club.
Fathead LLC and FlyQuest Sports partnered to launch a line of FlyQuest wall graphics. The agreement marks Fathead’s entrance into esports.
Tactical Solutions, the rimfire firearm, rimfire conversion and rimfire accessory specialist, has named Bill Hicks and Co. as an official distributor.
The Virginia Tech University Helmet Lab released its 2018 Virginia Tech Helmet Ratings for football helmets, awarding Vicis’ 2018 ZERO1 the highest available “5 STAR” rating.
Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd., announced a collaboration with the University of Kansas Medical Center to foster innovation and better understand how wearables can assist in the detection and management of significant medical conditions.
The National Federation of State High School Associations has selected Dr. Karissa Niehoff, executive director of the Connecticut Association of Schools-Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference the past seven years, as the organization’s next executive director.
Teamwork Athletic Apparel, the maker of licensed apparel and team uniforms, hired Jeff James as national sales director.
Sierra Bullets, a brand of Clarus Corp., has hired Mayon Sargeant as vice president of sales.
